Cambodia

Conventional residential subdivisions across Southeast Asia frequently prioritize mass earthmoving, clearing natural hydrology and productive soil to install rigid asphalt grids and high-density concrete housing. Harvest Communities presents an alternative masterplan model designed by The Room Architecture and Design, structuring residential expansion around preserved farmland, productive agricultural parcels, and natural contours. The plan prioritizes long-term operational efficiency and resource conservation by integrating living environments into an active agricultural landscape rather than displacing it. Built interventions sit lightly on the terrain, ensuring that natural water channels, soil microbiomes, and agricultural yields remain... More

Commune Work & Live occupies a dual-programme brief within Rose Apple Square, Siem Reap. Designed in partnership with Urban Living Solutions, the project brings together a co-working facility and a co-living component within approximately 2,000 square meters and a single address. Both programmes are guided by the same principles: collaboration, focus, connection, and contemplation.  Robert Kleiner Commune Work is organised to support a range of working modes across one building. The layout moves from informal lounge seating and open-plan areas at entry level through semi-enclosed zones for concentrated work and upward to dedicated spaces for events, lectures, and performance. A commissioned mural anchors the central atrium st... More

Located in the bustling and diverse community of Toul Tom Poung district, Sip House TTP offer a quiet, peaceful stop for the neighborhood. The overall atmosphere follows the philosophy of Zen (禅), where every detail and experience are crafted to enhance the harmonious blend of a calm and humble ambience celebrating Japanese ritual of matcha serving ceremony. Mak Molirithiruth Mak Molirithiruth Shaped by its unique layout of single-unit ground floor and double units on the upper floors, the space is structured into 2 distinct zones, to offer different atmospheres to enjoying a matcha drink. Upon arrival on the ground floor, visitors are invited to pause and take a moment to appreciate the art of whisking and the craft behind every... More

The King’s School, Canterbury, Vattanacville city campus brings a UK educational institution into Phnom Penh’s urban core. Located within Vattanac Capital, the campus provides a central and accessible setting for families in the city, complementing the larger Vattanacville site on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.  Bruce Vincentiis The interiors respond to the school’s commitment to holistic education and its academic heritage through a modern, warm, and natural material approach. Soft forms, clear circulation, and carefully scaled spaces support children as they move between classrooms, shared learning areas, and the playground. The layout provides a clear sequence through the campus, helping primary-aged students f... More

The Food and Agriculture Organization office in Phnom Penh is a contemporary extension to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries compound. Carefully planned to sit within its context rather than stand apart from it, the two-story concrete structure responds to the familiar gabled rooflines of the surrounding government buildings through a double-sided gabled roof and a continuous shaded walkway. Bruce Vincentiis The building is organized around a simple concrete volume where the shaded perimeter walkway forms a protective layer between the exterior compound and the interior workspaces. This walkway supports light, views, and cross-ventilation along the facades. Enclosed offices, meeting rooms, and support spaces are grou... More

The lobby at Citadines Flatiron is a contemporary hospitality environment where classical elegance meets modern Southeast Asian living. Informed by the building's geometry and Cambodia's evolving cosmopolitan character, the light filled space is characterized by "Refined Simplicity"; a composition of clean lines, natural materials, and subtle classical references. The interior is defined by sculptural fluted walls that serve as the primary architectural gesture. These contemporary interpretations of Greco-Roman columns create vertical rhythm, with smooth white surfaces that catch and diffuse natural light to create shifting shadow play throughout the day. Robert Kleiner The spatial configuration utilizes fluid zoning to create distin... More

Skylar by Meridian is an Ascott‑branded hospitality development where the challenge extended beyond the design itself. The project required the translation of established hospitality standards into a coordinated technical package capable of supporting tendering, construction and long‑term operation within the Cambodian context. Robert Kleiner Balancing international standards and local delivery The reception lobby, guest rooms and public spaces were developed within a framework shaped by both international hospitality requirements and local construction realities. While brand standards established expectations for guest experience, operational performance and maintainability, these requirements also needed to respond to local buildin... More

The new Multilateral Bank Office in Phnom Penh sets a precedent for sustainable interior design in Cambodia and the wider Southeast Asian region. Designed by The Room Architecture and Design, the 1,500-square-meter office is the first in the country to achieve LEED Gold certification for Interior Design, reflecting a commitment to environmental performance, operational efficiency, and occupant well-being. Robin Narcissus Robin Narcissus   Functional planning and design approach The workplace layout prioritizes flexibility and collaboration. A combination of open-plan workstations, enclosed offices, and reconfigurable meeting areas allows the space to adapt to different operational needs. Movable walls, modular furniture, a... More

This innovative and conscious concept demonstrates the role of creatives such as BLOOM to turn a challenge of today in South East Asia - the plastic polluting our environment - to become a source of happiness for tomorrow - louvers for the brand new flagship restaurant for PIZZA 4P’S. Robert Kleiner Robert Kleiner Robert Kleiner Robert Kleiner Robert Kleiner 7.8 tons of plastic (the equivalent of the waste for 70 persons over a year) were collected from Milk boxes, snack bags, straws, food containers and market boxes in order to be recycled by PLASTICPEOPLE to fabricate louvers which will dress the interiors of the restaurant and protect the glass facade from sun radiation. Robert Kleiner Robert Klein... More

A new community Agriculture & Technology centre has launched in Krong Samraong, Cambodia, designed as a collaboration between Squire & Partners and SAWA for the Green Shoots Foundation. Built by local contractors, farmers and 16-25 year olds over a four-month period - assisted by volunteers from the UK - the development provides education in agricultural technologies to support children and adults in the local community, and facilitates opportunities for enterprise. The masterplan elements are designed to be responsive to the tropical climate – with raised floors to negate flood risk, screens to diffuse sunlight whilst providing ventilation, and overhanging roof eaves for the rainy season – as well as utilising local resources,... More

Daun Penh district now is used to be French district in 1886 in French colonialism. So there are lot of French’s buildings in the district. After the French colonialism, now those great building became the heritage buildings. For the 2013 architecture competition is about to design a new arts gallery next to the old police station. We see the whole district as a without wall museum and all the heritage buildings in it as the heritage objects or art works that have been exhibited in the museum. So we are about to design a new building as an art work, or building like a sculpture which has been shown in the museum too. For the idea of new building shape is to complete the old building shape to become a... More

The Composition House is a private house design for a medium family using the open space plan in ground floor. Ground floor was living area with double high hall above the dinning area provide fully functional space for family dinner. On the first floor there are a bridge connect tow bedrooms to a master bedroom. Out side the bridge there a outdoor sitting space relax with the garden. The landscape was design to fully use of the land plot making the building and house keep in touch with each other become the whole project design. The stair hall was design with the louver glass and metal skin to keep the natural light and wind in but keep the rain out. The stair hall, design not just for connect the space but it is like space that indoor air... More